GDT: Free Agency: Dr Strangedubas or How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Nerd

[66-30-33]

If Canes get Karlsson they would have signed Orlov/Bunting and Karlsson in a trade.

I'd rather Pens get him though.

Graves-Karlsson
Petts-Letang
POJ/Smith-Rutta
Ruh

 

[FreeBobbyFarnham]

I honestly don't get signing Eller and letting Poehling walk. Eller is a slower and older version of Poehling at this point. Poehling would've been the better and cheaper option.

 

[Gurglesons]

I honestly don't get signing Eller and letting Poehling walk. Eller is a slower and older version of Poehling at this point. Poehling would've been the better and cheaper option.

*smug Sullivan face*

 

[Turin]

I honestly don't get signing Eller and letting Poehling walk. Eller is a slower and older version of Poehling at this point. Poehling would've been the better and cheaper option.

Just telling myself it's Swedish influence to lure Karlsson.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Side tangent; I'm still laughing from the "Columbus is better than Pittsburgh now" discourse. I think this team's window is aaaaaabsolutely cooked, and they're pretty f***ing mediocre and will be fighting for a WC spot, but that seems a bit silly to me. Babcock's trash and their big pickups were a shitty Provorov, a decent Severson, and a kid in Fantilli who realistically performs/produces similarly to Beniers, a kid who was arguably the best forward prospect in the league.

 

[Gurglesons]

Side tangent; I'm still laughing from the "Columbus is better than Pittsburgh now" discourse. I think this team's window is aaaaaabsolutely cooked, and they're pretty f***ing mediocre and will be fighting for a WC spot, but that seems a bit silly to me. Babcock's trash and their big pickups were a shitty Provorov, a decent Severson, and a kid in Fantilli who realistically performs/produces similarly to Beniers, a kid who was arguably the best forward prospect in the league.

They have the best defensive prospect not in the league in Jiricek. They have a bunch of young forwards and they had a ton of injuries last year.

 

[SomeDude]

I honestly don't get signing Eller and letting Poehling walk. Eller is a slower and older version of Poehling at this point. Poehling would've been the better and cheaper option.

The bolded is the reason. Sullivan ain’t here to teach no youngins. This is a game for men. Old men.

 

[Ryder71]

Getting EK would make the season far more enjoyable.

 

[Jacob]

Carolina also has to consider Necas, Jarvis and Aho raises next summer. The cap increase might cover 1 of those guys only.

I honestly don't get signing Eller and letting Poehling walk. Eller is a slower and older version of Poehling at this point. Poehling would've been the better and cheaper option.

He possibly has some lingering back issue.

 

[66-30-33]

Getting EK would make the season far more enjoyable.

He will get hurt here and barely play. But atleast Granlund would be gone.

 

[PensandCaps]

Side tangent; I'm still laughing from the "Columbus is better than Pittsburgh now" discourse. I think this team's window is aaaaaabsolutely cooked, and they're pretty f***ing mediocre and will be fighting for a WC spot, but that seems a bit silly to me. Babcock's trash and their big pickups were a shitty Provorov, a decent Severson, and a kid in Fantilli who realistically performs/produces similarly to Beniers, a kid who was arguably the best forward prospect in the league.

Kent Johnsson, Cole Sillinger, Marchenko, Texier, Bemstrom, I mean they are deep.

See they actually have good players in their bottom six. They missed Werenski all of last year, and added even better Dmen this year. Jirieck is also the best D in hockey.

Why is it so crazy to think a team who is deep up front and on the back end is gonna better than an old, zero depth team?

 

[Andy99]

Guentzel-Crosby-Rust
Smith-Malkin-Rakell
DOC-Smith++ trade?-Granlund
Acciari-Eller-Carter

Graves-Letang
Pettersson-Petry
POJ-Rutta

Not exactly what I was hoping to emerge from today with

It’s going to be the top six you outlined and this bottom six:
Granlund-Eller-Nylander
DOC-Acciari-Nieto

at least I Carter is sitting

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

They should've let Poehling walk and *not* signed Eller. Tellin' me they couldn't wait a day or two for the smoke to clear before going after a lame ass, cheap bottom-6 center option? Hell, throw E-Rod $3 million and see if he'd bite to come back and center the 3rd line. /shrug

Poehling sucks though. He was pretty awful last season despite every once in a blue moon having a good shift.

 

[PensandCaps]

They should've let Poehling walk and *not* signed Eller. Tellin' me they couldn't wait a day or two for the smoke to clear before going after a lame ass, cheap bottom-6 center option? Hell, throw E-Rod $3 million and see if he'd bite to come back and center the 3rd line. /shrug

Poehling sucks though. He was pretty awful last season despite every once in a blue moon having a good shift.

No he wasn't awful at all.

 

[WickedWrister]

Pens going to trade Blueger during the dads trip and Pickering during rookie camp

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Kent Johnsson, Cole Sillinger, Marchenko, Texier, Bemstrom, I mean they are deep.

See they actually have good players in their bottom six. They missed Werenski all of last year, and added even better Dmen this year. Jirieck is also the best D in hockey.

Why is it so crazy to think a team who is deep up front and on the back end is gonna better than an old, zero depth team?

Babcock sucks shit and is a moron who is gonna get the worst out of his skilled guys, and their goaltending is arguably even worse than this team's dogshit in net.

I think they'll be improved on the team that finished with the 2nd worst record in hockey (because they eeked out the extra point against the Pens), but I really doubt they're gonna be challenging for a playoff spot, man.

No he wasn't awful at all.

He had 14pts and was just as bad as everyone else in the worst bottom-6 in hockey but he was a new arrival so he gets some kinda weird pass. Dude was a warm body out there, nothing more.

 

[Icarium]

Just telling myself it's Swedish influence to lure Karlsson.

Eller is a Dane.

 

[66-30-33]

If Eller sucks we will just trade him next season to Arizona or Chicago for a pick with his 1 year left.

 

[Turin]

Eller is a Dane.

I’ve watched Vinland Saga ya’ll are the same

 

[Gurglesons]

Still blown away that there is defense of what Dubas did to this team. Absolutely absurd how we flushed 15 mil down the toilet and didn’t get better in any facet..

 

[Jacob]

I don’t see Nylander going from 9 games to 3rd line regular. DOC is certainly ahead of him on the depth chart and the better player. Nylander wasn’t even a Dubas acquisition or re-sign (I’m not even sure who the hell re-signed him since we were between GMs), it’s possible he has him as the 13th forward or even lower. He seems like a #13 kinda guy to me.

 

[Andy99]

I don’t see Nylander going from 9 games to 3rd line regular. DOC is certainly ahead of him on the depth chart and the better player. Nylander wasn’t even a Dubas acquisition or re-sign (I’m not even sure who the hell re-signed him since we were between GMs), it’s possible he has him as the 13th forward or even lower. He seems like a #13 kinda guy to me.

He’s got a one way deal…would you play him over Carter?I would…my god, anyone is better than Carter

 

[3ladesof5teel]

No he wasn't awful at all.

Agreed much more upside IMO too. He's 24 and had perhaps his best season with some lingering injury issues.

Maybe he still has them maybe he's doesn't, I am not going to get worked up over it.

Loved his game when he was young and you seen flashes of it.

 

[The Old Master]

I think we get a top ten pick next year after these moves.

that might not be a bad thing, if it looks like it's going to happen, we could load up at the trade deadline.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I would rather have signed neither Poehling or Eller because both are only 4th liners.

Your 4C is Acciari. They needed a 3C and neither Poehling or Eller are that.